I ran across a great article by Hank Giesecke at the following location: Harbingers Article. The article was good at reviewing the history of our nation and the current pathetic status of our culture and the silence of the church on the great moral and spiritual issues of our day. However, his recommendations to “have …
The Olivet Discourse – Persecution
But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Matthew 24:8 I just finished a series on what Jesus refers to in the Olivet Discourse as “the beginning of birth pangs”. I summarized them across the synoptic gospels in the last post which is helpful to see the contributions of each to the …
The Gospel Part 8 – Commitment
The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him. But to all who have received him—those who …
The Gospel Part 7 – Repentance
The last post was about saving faith. I discussed two different kinds of “faith” people may assume are saving faith but cannot save. Just knowing the facts (head knowledge) is not enough and temporal faith (faith in God for the needs of this life) is not enough. The only kind of faith that leads to …
Saving Faith
I have discussed the gospel in some detail in the previous posts. I felt the detail was important because of the declining state of the culture that has suppressed the truth of the scriptures, most particularly, the gospel, which is the central message of the bible. I have discussed the what, the who and the …
The Gospel Part 6 – Who is Jesus Christ?
In the last post, I provided basic biblical doctrine about God. To summarize: This post is the most important in the gospel series on this site. It is about the person of Jesus Christ and how through him alone, God offers salvation – eternal life in the Kingdom of God. The offer of eternal life …
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Kingdom against kingdom – The Ongoing Supernatural War
NOTE: this is updated and reposted from last October. If you are a believer, you should read this. The scriptures are full of the supernatural. The bible is an historical account of supernatural activity of the unseen realm interacting with the natural, physical realm, manifesting in ways people can perceive. Are these biblical accounts just …
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End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 7 – Famine
They cry “we are dying” but who hears them? We in the west have no understanding of famine although many of our own citizens even in America go hungry every day. But in many third world countries, famine is a widespread plague upon the land affecting large numbers of people. From Google Bard: “According to …
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End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 4 – War
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. Mark 13:7 War and the rumors or reports of war are terrifying particularly for people caught up in it like Ukraine, but also for us all. War has been pervasive …
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Will the Western Church Change Part V – Church Operations and Leadership
I proposed biblical reform of the church in the last post – reform in accordance with the original model depicted in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Acts. The primary reason I am proposing reform is for the church to put its full attention back on the mission of the gospel. Most of …
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